Invisible suspender



June 21, 1938. H C LYONS INVISIBLE SUSPENDER Original Filed Feb. 1l,1936 INVENTOR.

Harry C. yamr L lA/wn ATTORNEYS Patented June 21, 1938 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE INvisIBLE sUsPENDEa Harry Lyons, Mount Vernon, N. Y.Original applicationFebruary 11, 1936, Serial No.

63,303. Divided and this application March 23, 1937, Serial No. 132,478

1 Claim.

,10 DUS Ways.

Another object of my invention is to provide a simple device which canbe connected directly to the inside of the waistband of a pair oftrousers.

Other objects of my invention will be set forth in the followingdescription and drawing which illustrate a preferred embodiment thereof,it being understood that the above statement of the objects of myinvention is intended generally to explain the same without limiting itin any mannel'.

Fig. 1 is a sectional view showing one embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a viewsimilar to Fig. 1 and showing a modification of theinvention.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a view generally similar to Fig. 3 but showing anothermodification of the invention.

3o Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line 6-6 of Fig. 4.

, Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of one of the parts which areincluded in the embodiment of Fig. 4.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing another of the parts which areincluded in the embodiment of Fig. 4.

Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 8 but showing a modification thereof.

Referring to the drawing, only the construction of the end-member of theSuspenders and of its appurtenant elements is illustrated, as myinvention is principally concerned with this portion of the Suspenders.The remaining conventional portions of the Suspenders are not shown.

The end-member is designated by the reference 50 numeral 6 and saidend-member can be made of elastic or non-elastic material. i

Fig. 1 illustrates the shirt S and the waistband Wof the trousers T, incombination with a fastening member IIJ. Said member I0 preferably 55has a rectangular cross-section and said fastening member Ill may bemade of elastic or nonelastic material.

As shown in Fig. 4, said member I0 is provided with buttonholes wherebyits ends can be connected `to buttons which are sewed to the inside ,lof the waistband of the trousers T. Said member IIJ can be connected tothewaistband in any suit able removable manner. l.

Referring to Fig. l, the material of the shirt S is bent to form a mainbight or loop so that a portion of the material of the shirt enters a`hook I5, and a part of said bight ofthe shirt also passes around andbelow the member I0.

The hook I5 is formed with a shoulder I6. The hook-member I5 can engagethe fastening member I0 so that the trousers are properly supported.

Fig. 2 is generally similar to Fig. 1, save that Fig. 2 shows ahook-member I1, which has a shoulder I8 in its inner wall. Said shoulderserves as a lip to hinder the removal of the member I0 from the memberII, which otherwise might result from a downward movement of the memberI'I relative to the member Ill. Said shoulder is formed in the innerwall of said hook-member and said shoulder is laterally and outwardlydirected.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 2, the thickness of the member I0 issubstantially equal to the opening in the hook-member II, said openingbeing defined by the left-hand edge of the lip or shoulder I8 which isshown in Fig. 2 and the opposite wall of said hook-member I1.

The material of the shirt S acts to prevent the member I0 from beingreleased from the member I'I, when the member I'I is moved downwardlyrelative to the member I0. As shown in Fig. 2, the shoulderv I8 forms asupplemental bight in the inner wall of the main bight of the shirt, andthis supplemental bight substantially abuts the upper edge of memberIl). Fig. 1 shows the outer wall of member I0 bent soas to provide anequivalent shoulder or constriction. However, the member I0 can bepushed upwardly so as to be squeezed past the lip I8, so that the shirtand the Suspenders can be removed from the member II), without making itnecessary to move the member I0 longitudinally, relative to thehook-member.

Fig. 3 shows how a loop is formed in a part of the shirt fabric, so asto enter the hook-member I'I.

Fig. 7 shows a U-shaped member 2l, which is provided with inwardly bentwings 2Ia.

Tongues-22 are stamped out of the rear wall of the member 2I, as shownin Fig. 7, leaving a 55 formed into a hollow T shaped loop which passesbetween the wings 2Ia of the member 2|. In

order to remove the shirt from the device, the l member 6 is sliddownwardly relative to the member 2|, until the relatively narrowportion of said member 6, which is'showna't the top of Fig. 8, islocated within the Ymember .2\|.. In the position of the parts which isshown in Figs. 4-6, the enlarged portion I9 is located within the member2|, thus holding the shirt in position. The member 2| `may be connectedtothewaistband W in any suitable manner,` .so vasftoeliminate themembers l0.

Fig.. 9 is essentially the same as Fig. .8, save that Fig. 9 shows amember 6 of tapered shape .so vthat it has an enlarged bottom .end 23.The `member 2| is the same as the member 2`| .shown in Fig. '7, and thedownwardmovement of member .2|, relative to member 6, is limited :by'the tapered shape of member f6.

The member I can .be made Aof any suitable fabric or other flexiblematerial.

Referring to the embodiment which is illustrated in Figs. 6-8, themember I9 fits with suilicient snugness within the member 2|, so as tohold the loop of the shirt frictionally in position.

I have shown preferred embodiments of my invention, but it is clear thatnumerous changes and omissions can be made without departing from itsspirit.

I claim:

.In combination With the waistband of a pair of trousers, a holdingmember connected at spaced points to the inner surface oi' saidwaistband, Suspenders having a hook-member at an end thereof, saidhook-member being shaped and adapted to be passed between the innersurface of the waistband and said holding member so that said holdingmember is engaged by said hook-member, and a shirt located exterior tosaid Suspenders, said shirt having a portion thereof located in saidhook-member and between said hook-member and said holding member, saidholding member having a vertically elongated cross-section with alongitudinally extending 'upper edge, the opening of said hook-memberbeing 4constricted, said constriction being so located that saidhook-member will clamp a portion of the material of the shirt againstsaid longitudinally extending upper edge, to hinder separation betweensaid hol-ding member and said hookmember.

HARRY C. LYONS.

